Arlene A. Black

The funeral for Arlene A. Black, 83, of Graymont, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Flanagan, with Rev. Michael Sculley officiating.

Graveside service will follow at Center Cemetery, rural Flanagan.

Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Flanagan, and from 10 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the church.

Mrs. Black passed away suddenly on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.

Arlene was born April 3, 1929, the daughter of Meino D. and Alma A. (Otto) Franzen. She married G. Wesley Black on Sept. 25, 1949, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Flanagan. He survives.

She is also survived by sons David (Mary Greenwood) Black, Denver, Colo., Roger (Pamela) Black, Antioch, and Herb Black, Flanagan; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Harold.

She attended Flanagan area schools, graduating as valedictorian of the 1947 class of Flanagan High School.

She was the organist at St. John’s from the age of 16 until her retirement. She also sang in the church choir and community choirs. She directed choirs at the church at various times.

She was a lifetime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. She also was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church Women’s Organization and served in various leadership positions.

She was a member of the Livingston County Homemaker’s Extension. She lived in rural Flanagan and Graymont all of her life.

Arlene was a homemaker and accomplished gardener. She spent much of her life designing, planting and enjoying a large garden, in which she grew many varieties of roses, daylilies, gladiolas, and other flowers, as well as fruits and vegetables.